As for OKC.... Durant, at this point, is who he's going to be. They need a strong coach to dictate where the ball goes and when..... he's not that kind of personality. Martin is playing pretty efficient ball off their bench..... not Harden ball but not too bad either. Their problem is with the "special" one with the ball most of the time right now it seems.....

"If the past sits in judgment on the present, the future will be lost." Winston Churchill

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^^ definitely. I'd still like to see Durant realize that, despite being nice to everyone is good for his image, it's not working on actual games. He's trying to be LeBron or something, trying to be more of a playmaker, not taking that many shots. He's making a mistake IMO. The guy is capable of being the most unstoppable scoring force in the league, and yet tonight was his 5th straight game (meaning he hasn't done it all season) scoring under 25... He should try to be more like Kobe, develop a tougher mentality, really asserting himself out there. Maybe it's just not on his DNA and like you said he needs a coach to do it for him. Either way, they are going about it the wrong way.

"The first time I ever saw my uniform hanging in the locker I put it on right away, and it just felt like I was putting on golden armour. From that day forward, I just called it 'the golden armour', it just felt like there was something mystical and magical about it" - Kobe Bryant.

It's crazy how individual talents can get you far in this league ... because I still don't see differences (read improvments) when it comes to basketball IQ , team play and maturity for this Thunder team between 2010-2011 and this season ... it's like street ball on the offensive end ... I have my doubts it will ever be good enough to win it all ( though they're very near )

This is the first game where Evan Turner really looked like the All-Star the Philly coaching staff wanted him to be. Jrue Holiday has been playing like a borderline all-star consistently throughout this season and only continued that trend tonight. 21 points and 14 assists, holding his own against Rajon Rondo, who had 14 points and 20 assists in the game. And that's after signing that huge 4 year extension. Both he and Rondo are kind of mirror opposites of each other. Holiday is a better shooter/scorer but commits too many TO's. Rondo is the better passer but can't shoot as consistently as Holiday can.

76ers beat the Raptors on a B2B night. They are now 4-2, which puts them 2nd place in the Atlantic division. Ahead of the Nets and the Celtics. Not a bad start. Holiday and Turner didn't play like stars tonight, but the team had a balanced attack with 4 players scoring 15 or more points and Hawes chipping in with 12 points.

"The first time I ever saw my uniform hanging in the locker I put it on right away, and it just felt like I was putting on golden armour. From that day forward, I just called it 'the golden armour', it just felt like there was something mystical and magical about it" - Kobe Bryant.

Man, if our players played with 80% of Memphis' hustle and energy, we'd win 70+ games without a doubt

"The first time I ever saw my uniform hanging in the locker I put it on right away, and it just felt like I was putting on golden armour. From that day forward, I just called it 'the golden armour', it just felt like there was something mystical and magical about it" - Kobe Bryant.